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Raymond Chandlers Mystery Omnibus: The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler
1945
The World Publishing Company : Cleveland and New York
8.5" by 6"
[2] 165, [2] 201pp
SUMMARY
The first edition, second printing thus of these two Raymond Chandler mysteries turned hit films, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper.
Illustrated,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Two thrilling mystery novels by highly successful and influential American-British novelist Raymond Chandler, bound together as the Mystery Omnibus.
The Big Sleep is the first novel to feature detective Philip Marlowe and is set in Los Angeles. Through the course of the novel, many characters double-cross each other, revealing secrets and becoming increasingly complex. The title is a euphemism for death, and dying is referred to many times in the novel as sleeping the big sleep.
Farewell, My Lovely (Murder, My Sweer) is the second of Chandlers novels to feature Philip Marlowe, who is investigating a murder that occurred at a nightclub. It was originally published in 1940.
The Big Sleep was adapted into a 1946 film starring Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, while Farewell, My Lovely (Murder, My Sweet) was adapted into a 1944 film starring Dick Powell and Claire Trevor. This work contains numerous illustrations from photographs taken during filming of both of these movies.
This is the first edition, second printing thus of this work, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and minor shelf wear to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some edgewear and chipping to the extremities, particularly to the head and tail of the backstrip. A few amateur tape repairs to the interior of the wrap. Some light spotting to the interior of the wrap. Internally, front hinge is very lightly strained, remaining binding is firm. Pages are lightly age-toned, but are otherwise clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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